King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

We had two free movie tickets to redeem by the end of May, so went to see King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

The movie first caught our attention last year by its teaser trailer. The legend of King Arthur and the sword Excalibur received a Guy Ritchie treatment with Sons of Anarchy's Charlie Hunnam as the lead, and the result was a really fun movie.

I have reservations about reimagining established and well-known legends, as they are supposed to be based on, or at least inspired by, historical characters and events. However, Legend of the Sword somehow worked perhaps by not taking itself too seriously, unlike the 2004 movie. The Arthurian legend is pure fiction after all.

April, at the Movies

We were all looking forward to Beauty and the Beast, and it didn't disappoint. The boys loved it. They still sing the songs.

Ghost in the Shell was such a disappointment. I never cared about the supposed whitewash, but what a waste. Amazing to think how so similar it was to Beauty and the Beast, in being fairly faithful remakes of successful animated features, yet with such opposite turn-outs.

Smurfs was quite a let down too. If only they spent a bit more effort (and money?) to give it a better soundtrack. See Trolls. Also further proof nobody does animation like Disney.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was another hit, despite that ridiculous pose of Star-Lord in the poster, and the soundtrack was awesome. Better than the original.